Lydia (Ship : 1821-1836)

Variant names
Dates:
Active 1855
Active 1857

Biographical notes:

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by John Wood Leonard, on voyage from 14 Oct. 1854-21 May 1858; owner-agent: F.R. Whitwell; built at Rochester, Mass., 1840.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Lydia, 1855 Jan. 5-1857 Mar. 4. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978387

Whaling vessel; out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Elisha Babcock, Jr., on voyage from 16 May 1860-16 May 1864 to the Western, Steen, East Cape, Crozet, Bass Strait, Tasman Sea, and Tonga whaling grounds; owner-agent: Jenney & Tripp; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1840.

From the description of Logbook of the ship Lydia, 1860 May 16-1864 May 16. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 82154266

Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Peter F. Chase.

From the description of Log/journal, 1827 Dec. 8-1829 Dec. 3 [microform]. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013909

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  • Ships
  • Blue whale
  • Finback whale
  • Globicephala
  • Humpback whale
  • Marine accidents
  • Punishment
  • Right whale
  • Seafaring life
  • Ship captains' spouses
  • Sperm whale
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whale bone
  • Whale oil
  • Whalers (Persons)
  • Whales
  • Whaling
  • Whaling masters

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Places:

  • Atlantic Ocean (as recorded)
  • Flores Island (Azores) (as recorded)
  • Mauritius (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Fairhaven (as recorded)
  • Okhotsk, Sea of (as recorded)
  • Cargados Carajos Shoals (Mauritius) (as recorded)
  • Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) (as recorded)
  • South Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Nantucket (as recorded)
  • Rodrigues (Mauritius) (as recorded)
  • Bruny Island (Tas.) (as recorded)
  • Calheta (São Jorge) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Fairhaven (as recorded)
  • Hobart (Tas.) (as recorded)
  • North Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Réunion (as recorded)
  • Indian Ocean (as recorded)